Manual tuning
Seek tuning or non stop seek tuning
Releasing the key in a few seconds skips to the nearest station from the
current frequency. Keep holding the key for long seconds to perform,
performs non stop seek tuning.
Searches for a broadcast by PTY information (page 23).
TIPS
• By pressing
then touch
or
, you can also switch the preset channels.
• By pressing
then touch and hold
or
Searching by PTY information
You can tune into a station using PTY (Programme Type Identification) information.
NOTE
This function is available when the FM tuner is selected.
1
Touch
.
2
Touch
or
to select the item.
3
Touch
to start searching.
TIP
If you touch [Cancel], the searching process is cancelled.
Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies (BSM)
The BSM (best stations memory) function automatically stores the six strongest
broadcast frequencies under the preset channel keys [1] to [6].
NOTES
• Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace those you have already saved.
• Previously stored broadcast frequencies may remain stored if the number of frequencies stored has
not reached the limit.
1
Touch
to begin search.
While the message is displayed, the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored under the preset channel keys in the order of their signal strength.
To cancel the storage process
1
Touch [Cancel].
and releasing it, you can also perform seek tuning.
Radio settings
1
Press
.
2
Touch
then
.
The system setting screen appears.
3
Touch [AV Source Settings].
4
Touch [Radio settings].
The menu items vary according to the source.
Menu Item
[Local]
[Off]
FM: [Level1] [Level2] [Level3] [Level4]
AM: [Level1] [Level2]
[FM Step]
[100kHz] [50kHz]
[AM Step]
[9kHz] [10kHz]
[Regional]
[On] [Off]
[Auto PI]
[On] [Off]
[Alarm Interrupt]*2
[On] [Off]
[TA Interrupt]*2
[On] [Off]
[News Interrupt]*2
[On] [Off]
Description
Local seek tuning allows you to only tune into
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals.
NOTE
The FM [Level4] (AM [Level2]) setting allows reception
of only stations with the strongest signals.
You can switch the seek tuning step for the FM
band, and the seek/manual tuning step for the
AM band.
NOTE
For the FM band, the manual tuning step is fixed to 50
kHz.
Switches whether the area code is checked
during the Auto PI search.
Searches for the same PI (Program
Identification) code broadcast station from all
frequency bands automatically when the
broadcasting station contains RDS data.
NOTE
Even if you set to [Off], the PI search is automatically
performed when the tuner cannot get a good
reception.
The alarm broadcast can be received from the
last selected frequency, interrupting the other
sources.
Receives the traffic announcement from the last
selected frequency, interrupting the other
sources.
Interrupt the currently selected source with
news programs.
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